AS Monaco

Full name	Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club
Nickname(s)	Les Rouge et Blanc (the red and white)
Founded	1919
Ground	Stade Louis II, Monaco
Capacity	18,500
Chairman	Michel Pastor
Manager	Laszlo Bölöni
League	Ligue 1
2005-2006	Ligue 1, 10th
Home colours Away colours

The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club, founded in 1919. They became a professional club after 1948. Although the club is in Monaco, it has always competed in the French football structure. For this reason, it has always been regarded with a certain suspicion by a segment of the French population. It is one of the most successful clubs in French football, with seven league titles and five French Cup titles. It has also had some successful campaigns in Europe, including a run to the final of the world's most prestigious club football competition, the UEFA Champions League, in 2004, but it has not won a European competition. AS Monaco FC logo Image by http://www. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Stade Louis II Stade Louis II The Stade Louis II is a stadium located in Monte Carlo, Monaco. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Ladislau Boloni (also known as Laszlo) is a Romanian football manager and one of the best football players Romania ever had. ... Ligue 1 is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ... Participating teams ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Kit_body_whitediagonal. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Motto: Deo Juvante (Latin: With Gods Help) Anthem: Hymne Monégasque Capital Monaco1 Most populated quartier Monte Carlo Official language(s) French Government Prince Minister of State Constitutional monarchy (Principality) Albert II Jean-Paul Proust Independence -beginning of rule by House of Grimaldi   1419 Area  - Total    - Water (%)   1. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Official logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ...

AS Monaco is sometimes derided for its relatively low number of spectators (10,394 average for the 2003/2004 season). However, taking into account the city's population of 30,000 and that it competes with Nice's team (350,000 inhabitants) OGC Nice 20 km nearby (with an average attendance of 11,500 in the same season), Monaco as a city has one of the highest spectator/inhabitant ratios in France. City flag City coat of arms Motto: [1] (Latin: Nice the city) Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Département Alpes-Maritimes (06) Région Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Mayor Jacques Peyrat (UMP) (since 1995) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration Nice Côte dAzur City (commune) Characteristics... OGC Nice, full name Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice-Côte dAzur, is a French football club based in Nice. ...

AS Monaco's home ground is Stade Louis II, an all-seater with a capacity of 18,500 in the Fontvieille section of Monaco. The stadium, as well as the Fontvieille district, was built entirely on land reclaimed from the Mediterranean Sea. This small but glamorous looking stadium is often used to host the European Supercup at the start of the season, featuring the winner of the Champions League and the winner of the UEFA Cup. Stade Louis II Stade Louis II The Stade Louis II is a stadium located in Monte Carlo, Monaco. ... Categories: Stub | Monaco ... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... The European Super Cup is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League. ... Official logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ...

Monaco were shock finalists in the UEFA Champions League in 2004, impressively beating the likes of Real Madrid and Chelsea along the way there, but they were defeated by FC Porto in the final, losing the match 3-0. This remains Monaco's greatest achievement so far in Europe, but this season in 2005 Monaco were beaten in the 3rd qualifying round stage by Real Betis. They have since continued recent good form and secured a place in the 1/16th of the UEFA Cup vs. Basel after having won the Group Stage tournament (group including Hamburg, CSKA Sofia, Slavia Prague and Viking Stavanger), after a victorious home/away fixture over Dutch side Willem II. Official logo The UEFA Champions League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Real Madrid is a Spanish sports club best known for its football team which is ranked as The 20th Centurys Best Club by FIFA. They play their home games at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously as The Pensioners), are one of the most famous English Premier League football teams and are the reigning league champions for the second year in a row (2005 and 2006) and current holders of the FA community shield (2005). ... FC Porto emblem (Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Seville founded in 1907. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... PFC CSKA Sofia is the CSKA football club of Sofia, Bulgaria. ... SK Slavia Praha (English: Slavia Prague) is a Czech football club founded 1892 in Prague. ... Viking F.K. is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. ... Willem II Tilburg is a Dutch football club playing in Tilburg. ...

Honours

• Ligue 1
  • Winners (7): 1961, 1963, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1997, 2000
  • Runners-up (5): 1964, 1984, 1991, 1992, 2003
• French Cup
  • Winners (5): 1960, 1963, 1980, 1985, 1991
  • Runners-up (4): 1974, 1984, 1989. 1992
• French League Cup
  • Winners (1): 2003
  • Runners-up (1): 2001
• UEFA Champions League
  • Runners-up (1): 2004
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1992

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Current Squad

As of March 20, 2006

No. Position Player 1 GK Guillaume Warmuz 3 DF Manuel Dos Santos 4 DF François Modesto 5 MF Diego Perez 6 MF Jaroslav Plašil 7 MF Lucas Bernardi 8 MF Gérard López 9 FW Javier Chevantón 10 FW Alexandre Licata 13 DF Maicon 15 MF Andreas Zikos 16 GK André Biancarelli

No. Position Player 17 MF Olivier Kapo (on loan from Juventus) 18 DF Eric Cubilier 19 DF Sébastien Squillaci 21 MF Camel Meriem 22 FW David Gigliotti 23 FW Marco Di Vaio 28 FW Nicolas Maurice-Belay 30 GK Flavio Roma 31 DF Olivier Veigneau 32 DF Gaël Givet (captain) 34 MF Serge Gakpe 36 FW Christian Vieri

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Notable players

• Sonny Anderson
• Fabien Barthez
• Søren Busk
• Philippe Christanval
• John Collins
• Youri Djorkaeff
• Patrice Evra
• Ludovic Giuly
• Gilles Grimandi
• Mark Hateley
• Thierry Henry
• Glenn Hoddle
• Jürgen Klinsmann
• Søren Lerby
• Rafael Márquez
• Roger Milla
• Fernando Morientes
• Shabani Nonda
• Delio Onnis
• Christian Panucci
• Dado Prso
• Claude Puel
• Flavio Roma
• Jérôme Rothen
• Willy Sagnol
• Javier Saviola
• Vincenzo Scifo
• Marco Simone
• John Sivebæk
• Lilian Thuram
• David Trézéguet
• Christian Vieri
• George Weah
• Marcelo Gallardo

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Thierry Daniel Henry (born August 17, 1977 in Les Ulis, Essonne, Paris) is a French football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, Hillingdon) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England, currently employed as manager for Wolverhampton Wanderers. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Jürgen Klinsmann in 2005 Jürgen Klinsmann (born July 30, 1964) is a German football manager (coach) and former football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Rafael Márquez Rafael Márquez Álvarez (born February 13, 1979 in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico) is a Mexican football player, who currently plays for FC Barcelona of the Spanish La Liga. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cameroon. ... Roger Milla (born Albert Roger Miller, May 20, 1952, Yaoundé) is a former Cameroonian football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Fernando Morientes Sánchez (born April 5, 1976 in Cáceres) is a footballer who plays for Valencia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo. ... Shabani Nonda (born 6 March 1977 in Bujumbura, Burundi) is a striker that has recently signed with AS Roma. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Christian Panucci (born 12 April 1973 in Savona) is an Italian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for AS Roma of Italian Serie A. Panucci is a renowned defender who usually plays on the right-hand side. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Dado Pršo (born November 5, 1979) is a professional football player who currently plays as a striker for Scottish team Rangers F.C. as well as the Croatian national team. ... 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Notable Coaches

• Arsène Wenger
• Didier Deschamps

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External link

• (French) Official club website